Integra ng New Technologies and Teaching Strategies to Support Student Success

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1 Instruc onal C Changes iin eecourses Integra ng New Technologies and Teaching Strategies to Support Student Success

2 LMS Overview The generic name for the LMS is s ll ecourses. However, the product that we use for ecourses is currently Moodle version Moodle is an acronym for Modular Object- Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. According to the creator of Moodle: It's also a verb that describes the process of lazily meandering through something, doing things as it occurs to you to do them, an enjoyable nkering that o en leads to insight and crea vity. As such it applies both to the way Moodle was developed, and to the way a student or teacher might approach studying or teaching an online course. Roles There are 3 roles for teachers/designers in the new ecourses system: Teacher, Non- edi ng teacher and Student View.

3 Logging In To ecourses Open an Internet browser and go to the PVAMU homepage by typing the following URL (website address): h p:// and then press Enter. Click the ecourses link in the list of links near the bo om of the page (see the image to the right). Enter your login informa on in the Login block at the top right- hand area of the page (see image to the right).

4 Minimum Online Presence at PVAMU Faculty Informa on Curriculum Vitae Instructor Name Instructor Office Phone # Office Hours Office Loca on Textbook Informa on Course Syllabus

5 Upda ng Labels Instructor , office phone#, office hours, office loca on, Textbook informa on) (Click the Turn edi ng on bu on. Click the Edit dropdown to the right of the label and select the Edit Se ngs link

6 Upda ng Labels Instructor , office phone#, office hours, office loca on, Textbook informa on) This will take you to a page with a text- entry box. Type the desired text for the label (see image below). When the label text is entered, click the Save and return to course bu on at the bo om of the page.

7 Uploading aa SSyllabus Click the Turn edi ng on bu on. Go to the desired topic, click the link, select File from Resources sec on of the list, and then click the bu on. Enter a tle for the file in the Name field (see figure to the right). The tle does not have to be the file name. Type a summary or descrip on of the file in the Descrip on field. To display the Descrip on on the course page, check the box as shown below (op onal).

8 Uploading a Syllabus Either Drag and Drop a file into the box with an arrow or click the Add bu on to open the File picker menu in order to choose a file from your computer or a repository.

9 Uploading a Syllabus If you click the image below). bu on, the File picker window appears (see

10 Uploading a Syllabus Click the Upload a file link to go the screen that will allow for the upload (see image below). The Browse (or Choose File) bu on allows the user to search hard drive or a removable storage device. The Save as: field allows for the renaming of the file. The Author: field allows an author name to be associated with the file. The Choose license: drop- down lists allow the user to choose the type rights that are associated with the file. When the file has been uploaded, click the Upload this file bu on.

11 Linking to Faculty CV in HB2504 (adding a link to an external web site) Click the Turn edi ng on bu on. Click the Edit dropdown to the right of the label and select the Edit Se ngs link

12 Linking to Faculty CV in HB2504 (adding a link to an external web site) Enter a tle for the link in the Name* field (see image to the right). The tle does not have to be the web page s URL. Type a descrip on of the web page in the Descrip on* field (required). Enter the complete web page address. If you don t know the web page address, you can open a new tab or browser window so that you can navigate to the desired web page and then copy and paste the web address from the new window/tab into the External URL* field. Once the web address appears in the Loca on field, click the Save and return to course bu on to complete the process.

13 Using the ecourses A endance tool (adding sessions) Click the A endance link from the Ac vi es block (see figure to the right) Click the Add tab at the top of the a endance page (see figure to the right). A endance can be added as a single session or in mul ples.

14 Using the ecourses A endance tool (adding sessions) 1. Click the check box to Create Mul ple Sessions. 2. Select the session date for the first session you wish to add 3. Select the dura on of the session 4. Select the date for the last session (session end date) you wish to add 5. Select the check boxes for days the class meets (session days) 6. Select the frequency that your class meets 7. Click the bu on to save changes

15 Using the ecourses A endance tool (Upda ng A endance Status) From the Sessions tab, find the session date for which you would like to update the a endance record and click green radio bu on located in the Ac ons column (see figure below)

16 Using the ecourses A endance tool (Upda ng A endance Status) You should now be on the Update page. Find the student whose record needs to be updated and click the radio bu on for the new a endance status either P for Present, L for Late, E for Excused, A for Absent or T for Tardy (see figure below) A er upda ng the A endance status, be sure to click the OK bu on at the bo om of the page.

17 Office of Distance Learning Website: h p:// dlearning@pvamu.edu Phone: